# Clef vs pplx-decider (slim)

> Clef scores 66.1 (B) to pplx-decider's 62.9 (B) for decision models. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Clef scores 66.1 (B) on agent readiness against pplx-decider's 62.9 (B), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. pplx-decider leads on schema & documentation and maintenance & community. Both do decision models.

- Clef: B 66.1, rank #301 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cloudflare-clef.min.md
- pplx-decider: B 62.9, rank #417 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pplx-decider.min.md
- Clef, good for Classification, routing and rubric scoring over text, JSON and images inside Cloudflare, or self-hosted where data can't leave. Ahead on Security & auth, 69 against 61; Payments & pricing, 40 against 25; Transparency & trust, 86 against 52. Also Free to start without a card.
- pplx-decider, good for High-volume classification, routing and rubric scoring over text and images where a team wants a low hosted price and the option to run the same weights itself. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 90 against 75; Maintenance & community, 62 against 56.

| Category | Clef | pplx-decider |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 61 | 61 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 75 | 90 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 76 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 69 | 61 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 25 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 56 | 62 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 86 | 52 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Clef | pplx-decider |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cloudflare | Perplexity |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/{account_id}/ai/run/@cf/cloudflare/clef` | `https://api.perplexity.ai/v1/decisions` |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Price for decision models | not published | free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (weights and scoring code, following the Qwen base models). Training code and data aren't published | Apache-2.0 for the published weights. The hosted Decisions API is a proprietary service |
| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-09-12 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | couldn't be read |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |